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'''Idmiston''' is a village and [[Civil parishes in England|civil parish]] in [[Wiltshire]], England. The village is about {{convert|3|mi|km}} southeast of [[Amesbury]] and {{convert|6|mi|km|0}} northeast of [[Salisbury]]. The parish includes the villages of [[Porton]] and [[Gomeldon]]; all three villages are on the [[River Bourne, Wiltshire|River Bourne]] and are linked by the [[A338 road]].
'''Idmiston''' is a village and [[Civil parishes in England|civil parish]] in [[Wiltshire]], England. The village is about {{convert|3|mi|km}} southeast of [[Amesbury]] and {{convert|6|mi|km|0}} northeast of [[Salisbury]]. The parish includes the villages of [[Porton]] and [[Gomeldon]]; all three villages are on the [[River Bourne, Wiltshire|River Bourne]] and are linked by the [[A338 road]].


[[Porton Down]] military science park is in the parish, separated from Idmiston by the railway line. It is home to the [[Defence Science and Technology Laboratory]] and related businesses.
[[Porton Down]] military science park is in the parish, separated from Idmiston by a railway line. It is home to the [[Defence Science and Technology Laboratory]] and related businesses.


== History ==
== History ==
The [[Port Way]], a [[Roman roads in Britain|Roman road]] towards [[Sorviodunum]] (Old Sarum), followed the Bourne valley and passed close to the present settlements.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Codrington|first1=Thomas|title=Roman Roads in Britain|date=1903|publisher=The Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge|location=London|page=302|url=http://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Gazetteer/Periods/Roman/Topics/Engineering/roads/Britain/_Texts/CODROM/9*.html#p302|access-date=19 December 2015}}</ref>
The [[Port Way]], a [[Roman roads in Britain|Roman road]] towards [[Sorviodunum]] (Old Sarum), followed the Bourne valley and passed close to the present settlements.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Codrington|first1=Thomas|title=Roman Roads in Britain|date=1903|publisher=The Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge|location=London|page=302|url=https://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Gazetteer/Periods/Roman/Topics/Engineering/roads/Britain/_Texts/CODROM/9*.html#p302|access-date=19 December 2015}}</ref>

The [[Domesday Book|Domesday]] survey in 1086 recorded 15 households at ''Eunestetone'' (Idmiston), on land held by [[Glastonbury Abbey]];<ref>{{OpenDomesday|SU1937|idmiston|Idmiston}}</ref> and eight at ''Poertone'' or ''Portone'', on land held by [[Edward of Salisbury]] and Wulfric the hunter.<ref>{{OpenDomesday|SU1936|porton|Porton}}</ref>


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== Notable buildings ==
Idmiston Manor is a house from c. 1600 with 17th-century interior features<ref>{{National Heritage List for England|num=1355682|desc=Idmiston Manor|access-date=17 December 2015}}</ref> and an arched gateway from the same period;<ref>{{National Heritage List for England|num=Idmiston|desc=Front gateway to Idmiston Manor and abutting walls|access-date=17 December 2015|fewer-links=yes}}</ref> both house and gateway are [[Listed building|Grade II* listed]]. The Old Rectory, opposite the church, also dates from the early 17th century and is also Grade II*.<ref>{{National Heritage List for England|num=1135690|desc=Old Rectory|access-date=17 December 2015|fewer-links=yes}}</ref>
Idmiston Manor is a house from c. 1600 with 17th-century interior features<ref>{{National Heritage List for England|num=1355682|desc=Idmiston Manor|access-date=17 December 2015}}</ref> and an arched gateway from the same period;<ref>{{National Heritage List for England|num=Idmiston|desc=Front gateway to Idmiston Manor and abutting walls|access-date=17 December 2015|fewer-links=yes}}</ref> both house and gateway are [[Listed building|Grade II* listed]]. The Old Rectory, opposite the church, also dates from the early 17th century and is also Grade II*.<ref>{{National Heritage List for England|num=1135690|desc=Old Rectory|access-date=17 December 2015|fewer-links=yes}}</ref>


A small grass-runway aerodrome was opened in 1917 on farmland at Boscombe Down in the north of the parish for the [[Royal Flying Corps]], and continued in use until 1920.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last= |date=2011-04-28 |title=MoD Boscombe Down: 1917–2007 |url=https://boscombedownraes.org/mod-boscombe-down-1917-2007/ |access-date=2022-09-25 |website=RAeS Boscombe Down Branch |language=en-GB}}</ref> The site was reopened and enlarged to form RAF Boscombe Down in 1930, then repurposed in 1939 as an aircraft research and testing station. The first hard runway was built in 1945.<ref name=":0" /> Now called [[MoD Boscombe Down]] and extending into [[Amesbury]] and [[Allington, Salisbury|Allington]] parishes, its research and testing role continues.
{{Main|All Saints Church, Idmiston}}

The [[Church of England]] [[parish church]] was built in the 12th century. It has been designated as a Grade I listed building<ref>{{cite web|title=Church of All Saints|url=https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1023956|work=historicengland.org.uk|publisher=English Heritage|access-date=2 October 2010}}</ref> and is now in the care of the [[Churches Conservation Trust]].<ref>{{cite web|title=All Saints, Idmiston|url=http://www.visitchurches.org.uk/findachurch/all-saints-idmiston/|publisher=Churches Conservation Trust|access-date=2 October 2010}}{{dead link|date=November 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
== Religious sites ==
The Grade I listed [[All Saints Church, Idmiston]] was built in the 12th century as the [[Church of England parish church|parish church]].<ref>{{National Heritage List for England |num=1023956 |desc=Church of All Saints |access-date=19 September 2022 |fewer-links=yes}}</ref> In 1977 it was declared [[Redundant church|redundant]], and St Nicholas' at Porton became the parish church;<ref name=":1">{{London Gazette
| issue = 47187
| date = 1 April 1977
| page = 4501
}}</ref> All Saints is now in the care of the [[Churches Conservation Trust]].<ref>{{cite web|title=All Saints, Idmiston|url=https://www.visitchurches.org.uk/visit/church-listing/all-saints-idmiston.html|publisher=Churches Conservation Trust|access-date=19 September 2022}}</ref>

In 1977, the name of the ecclesiastical parish was 'Idmiston with Porton and Gomeldon'.<ref name=":1" /> Today the parish of 'St Nicholas Porton and District' is within the area of the Bourne Valley benefice, a group of six rural parishes.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bourne Valley Churches |url=https://www.bournevalleychurches.org.uk/ |access-date=2022-09-25 |website= |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Porton: St Nicholas |url=https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/9476/more-information/ |access-date=25 September 2022 |website=A Church Near You |publisher=The Archbishops' Council}}</ref>


== Railway ==
== Railway ==
In 1857 the [[London and South Western Railway]] company opened its line from [[Andover, Hampshire|Andover]] to [[Milford railway station (Salisbury)|Milford station]] at Salisbury, following the Bourne valley through the parish. There was a station at Porton from the beginning; between 1943 and 1968 a halt at Idmiston served Porton Down military camp.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Oakley|first1=Mike|title=Wiltshire Railway Stations|date=2004|publisher=The Dovecote Press|location=Wimborne|isbn=1904349331|page=72}}</ref> The railway remains in use as part of the [[West of England Main Line]] but there are no local stations.
In 1857, the [[London and South Western Railway]] company opened its line from [[Andover, Hampshire|Andover]] to [[Milford railway station (Salisbury)|Milford station]] at Salisbury, following the Bourne valley through the parish. There was a station at [[Porton railway station|Porton]] from the beginning; between 1943 and 1968 a [[Idmiston Halt railway station|halt at Idmiston]] served Porton Down military camp.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Oakley|first1=Mike|title=Wiltshire Railway Stations|date=2004|publisher=The Dovecote Press|location=Wimborne|isbn=1904349331|page=72}}</ref> The railway remains in use as part of the [[West of England Main Line]] but there are no local stations.


== Amenities ==
== Amenities ==
There are two primary schools in the parish. St Nicholas' [[Church of England|CofE]] ([[Voluntary aided school|VA]]) Primary School was built in 1972 between Idmiston and Porton. Idmiston village had its own school from 1833, replaced by a new building in 1869, opposite the church; it closed after the new school was opened to cater for the increased local population.<ref>{{cite web|website=Wiltshire Community History|title=Idmiston C. of E. Aided Primary School|url=https://history.wiltshire.gov.uk/community/getschool.php?id=1034|publisher=Wiltshire Council|access-date=17 December 2015}}</ref> The second school is at Gomeldon, built in 1912 and later extended, then modernised in 1972.<ref>{{cite web|title=Gomeldon Primary School, Idmiston|url=https://history.wiltshire.gov.uk/community/getschool.php?id=1030|access-date=12 February 2021|website=Wiltshire Community History|publisher=Wiltshire Council}}</ref>
There are two primary schools in the parish. St Nicholas' [[Church of England|CofE]] ([[Voluntary aided school|VA]]) Primary School was built in 1972 between Idmiston and Porton. Idmiston village had its own school from 1833, replaced by a new building in 1869, opposite the church; it closed after the new school was opened to cater for the increased local population.<ref>{{cite web|website=Wiltshire Community History|title=Idmiston C. of E. Aided Primary School|url=https://apps.wiltshire.gov.uk/communityhistory/School/Details/1034|publisher=Wiltshire Council|access-date=17 December 2015}}</ref> The second school is at Gomeldon, built in 1912 and later extended, then modernised in 1972.<ref>{{cite web|title=Gomeldon Primary School, Idmiston|url=https://apps.wiltshire.gov.uk/communityhistory/School/Details/1030|access-date=12 February 2021|website=Wiltshire Community History|publisher=Wiltshire Council}}</ref>

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== Notable people ==
[[John Bowle (writer)|John Bowle]] (1725–1788), known for his scholarly annotated edition of ''[[Don Quixote]]'', was vicar of Idmiston for some years until his death.<ref>{{alox2|title=Bowle, John (1)}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* [https://idmiston-pc.gov.uk/ Idmiston Parish Council]
* {{cite web|website=Wiltshire Community History|title=Idmiston|url=https://history.wiltshire.gov.uk/community/getcom.php?id=124|publisher=Wiltshire Council|access-date=15 December 2015}}
* {{cite web|website=Wiltshire Community History|title=Idmiston|url=https://apps.wiltshire.gov.uk/communityhistory/Community/Index/124|publisher=Wiltshire Council|access-date=15 December 2015}}
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51°08′06″N 1°43′12″W / 51.135°N 1.72°W / 51.135; -1.72

Idmiston is a village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England. The village is about 3 miles (4.8 km) southeast of Amesbury and 6 miles (10 km) northeast of Salisbury. The parish includes the villages of Porton and Gomeldon; all three villages are on the River Bourne and are linked by the A338 road.

Porton Down military science park is in the parish, separated from Idmiston by a railway line. It is home to the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory and related businesses.

History

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The Port Way, a Roman road towards Sorviodunum (Old Sarum), followed the Bourne valley and passed close to the present settlements.[2]

The Domesday survey in 1086 recorded 15 households at Eunestetone (Idmiston), on land held by Glastonbury Abbey;[3] and eight at Poertone or Portone, on land held by Edward of Salisbury and Wulfric the hunter.[4]

Idmiston Manor is a house from c. 1600 with 17th-century interior features[5] and an arched gateway from the same period;[6] both house and gateway are Grade II* listed. The Old Rectory, opposite the church, also dates from the early 17th century and is also Grade II*.[7]

A small grass-runway aerodrome was opened in 1917 on farmland at Boscombe Down in the north of the parish for the Royal Flying Corps, and continued in use until 1920.[8] The site was reopened and enlarged to form RAF Boscombe Down in 1930, then repurposed in 1939 as an aircraft research and testing station. The first hard runway was built in 1945.[8] Now called MoD Boscombe Down and extending into Amesbury and Allington parishes, its research and testing role continues.

Religious sites

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The Grade I listed All Saints Church, Idmiston was built in the 12th century as the parish church.[9] In 1977 it was declared redundant, and St Nicholas' at Porton became the parish church;[10] All Saints is now in the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.[11]

In 1977, the name of the ecclesiastical parish was 'Idmiston with Porton and Gomeldon'.[10] Today the parish of 'St Nicholas Porton and District' is within the area of the Bourne Valley benefice, a group of six rural parishes.[12][13]

Railway

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In 1857, the London and South Western Railway company opened its line from Andover to Milford station at Salisbury, following the Bourne valley through the parish. There was a station at Porton from the beginning; between 1943 and 1968 a halt at Idmiston served Porton Down military camp.[14] The railway remains in use as part of the West of England Main Line but there are no local stations.

Amenities

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There are two primary schools in the parish. St Nicholas' CofE (VA) Primary School was built in 1972 between Idmiston and Porton. Idmiston village had its own school from 1833, replaced by a new building in 1869, opposite the church; it closed after the new school was opened to cater for the increased local population.[15] The second school is at Gomeldon, built in 1912 and later extended, then modernised in 1972.[16]

Notable people

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John Bowle (1725–1788), known for his scholarly annotated edition of Don Quixote, was vicar of Idmiston for some years until his death.[17]

References

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  1. ^ "Wiltshire Community History - Census". Wiltshire Council. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
  2. ^ Codrington, Thomas (1903). Roman Roads in Britain. London: The Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge. p. 302. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
  3. ^ Idmiston in the Domesday Book
  4. ^ Porton in the Domesday Book
  5. ^ Historic England. "Idmiston Manor (1355682)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
  6. ^ Historic England. "Front gateway to Idmiston Manor and abutting walls (Idmiston)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
  7. ^ Historic England. "Old Rectory (1135690)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
  8. ^ a b "MoD Boscombe Down: 1917–2007". RAeS Boscombe Down Branch. 28 April 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  9. ^ Historic England. "Church of All Saints (1023956)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
  10. ^ a b "No. 47187". The London Gazette. 1 April 1977. p. 4501.
  11. ^ "All Saints, Idmiston". Churches Conservation Trust. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
  12. ^ "Bourne Valley Churches". Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  13. ^ "Porton: St Nicholas". A Church Near You. The Archbishops' Council. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  14. ^ Oakley, Mike (2004). Wiltshire Railway Stations. Wimborne: The Dovecote Press. p. 72. ISBN 1904349331.
  15. ^ "Idmiston C. of E. Aided Primary School". Wiltshire Community History. Wiltshire Council. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
  16. ^ "Gomeldon Primary School, Idmiston". Wiltshire Community History. Wiltshire Council. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
  17. ^ Foster, Joseph (1888–1892). "Bowle, John (1)" . Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715–1886. Oxford: Parker and Co – via Wikisource.
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